The Scottish Budget is set to pass following the Labour announcement, after Anas Sarwar provided an update on his party’s position

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Scottish Budget set to pass following Labour announcement

The Labour leader says his MSPs could back the government's plans, if ministers agree to certain demands.

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Anas Sarwar hopes to pull rug from SNP with Budget call

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has announced his party would abstain in the budget vote.

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Door still open in budget talks despite Labour abstentions, says Swinney

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Scottish Labour cannot go for unswerving loyalty to Keir Starmer if they want to turn around their dismal poll rating.

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Country over party should be approach of Anas Sarwar and Scottish Labour

John Swinney’s minority government will pass its budget after Scottish Labour said they would abstain on the SNP's tax and spending plans.

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Swinney’s budget set to pass as Labour abstains on SNP tax and spending plans

On Tuesday, Sarwar told GMS his party would abstain from voting next month.

SNP Budget to pass as Anas Sarwar says Labour will abstain on vote

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Responding to Anas Sarwar's announcement that Scottish Labour will abstain on the forthcoming Scottish budget, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said: “Labour’s decision confirms once and for all that there will be no early election. This was always very unlikely and that’s why all along Scottish Liberal Democrats have sought to shape the budget to unpick some of the damage caused by years of SNP neglect. “You can already see s…

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Scot Lib Dems respond to Scottish Labour budget abstention

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has announced his party would abstain in the budget vote.  John Swinney’s door remains open for talks on his Government’s budget despite Labour’s plans to abstain in the final vote, the First Minister has said. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar announced on Tuesday that his party would abstain in the final vote on the tax and spending plans expected in late February, effectively guaranteeing it would pass. Bef…

Scottish Budget set to pass following Labour announcement

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